anna

Hi, and welcome to my resume page!


I’m a psychologist (M.Psych.) and engineer (M.Sc.Tech.) with 20 years of experience at the intersection of people, organizations, and technology. I work as a freelancer and can help you with questions regarding work/personnel psychology, human–technology interaction, and digitalization at work.


⚲  Helsinki, Finland
✉︎ anna@aspelund.fi

Work experience

2025–

Freelance Specialist (People–Technology–Organizations)

  • Co-operations and projects with Psycon (2025–) and Safety Investigation Authority OTKES (2025–)

2023–2024

Doctoral Researcher (Human-Computer Interaction), Aalto University

  • Full-time research work in the Finnish Academy project ”Better Health at Home – Optimized Human-Centered Care of Predialysis and Home Dialysis Patients” (See list of publications below)

2012–2023

Freelance Specialist (People–Technology–Organizations)

  • Co-operations and projects with Psycon (2022–2023), Tekniikan akateemiset TEK (2020–2022), Psykologitoimisto Cresco / Momentous (2018–2022), ASML in the Netherlands (2017–2018), Fennovoima (2012–2017), Safety Investigation Authority OTKES (2013–2016), Teollisuuden voima (2012–2015), Posiva (2014–2015), and Cresense (2012–2013)

2010–2011

Inspector (Human and Organizational Factors), Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK

  • Regulatory inspections and regulation development in the area of human and organizational factors

2008–2009

User Experience Manager, Idean

  • UX researcher in client projects, and team lead for a small UX research team

2003–2007

User Experience Researcher / Manager, Nokia

  • UX research projects and product development support in Helsinki and San Diego

Education

Master of Psychology, University of Helsinki, 2010

Master of Science in Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001

Publications

Aspelund, A., Viitanen, J., Hämäläinen, H., Rauta, V., & Lääveri, T. (2025). Clinician Experiences of Patient Access to Health Records–An Interview Study in Home Dialysis Care. In Context Sensitive Health Informatics: AI for Social Good (pp. 96-100). IOS Press.

Aspelund, A., Valkonen, P., Viitanen, J., & Rauta, V. (2024). Designing for Improved Patient Experiences in Home Dialysis: Usability and User Experience Findings From User-Based Evaluation Study With Patients With Chronic Conditions. JMIR Human Factors.